Winter Weather in Upper Yampa River Basin, Colorado

Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with 10.3 inches of snow reported at Steamboat Springs 1.1E.

A low pressure trough moved through the Four Corners region from Southern California, bringing moderate to heavy snow to the mountains of southeast Utah and southwest Colorado as well as the northwest Colorado mountains and valleys as cold air moved in on the backside of the system. This storm came in the days leading up to Christmas, affecting pre holiday travel. The mild nature of this system limited snow accumulation in the southern valleys.